The UK's Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, is set to introduce groundbreaking sanctions against people smuggling gangs, with the aim to deter and dismantle these criminal networks. The National Crime Agency (NCA) has already identified several smugglers, and once Parliament passes the legislation, penalties—including asset freezes and travel bans—will be enforced. Lammy emphasizes the importance of a robust sanctions regime to impact these criminals significantly, aligning with existing law enforcement initiatives. The approach aims to protect vulnerable individuals exploited by traffickers, with strong support from organizations like Stop The Traffik.
We're accelerating efforts with our partners to pinpoint where sanctions can have a clear disruptive and deterrent effect on key individuals in these criminal networks, and which can complement existing law enforcement action.
Tackling organised immigration crime remains a top priority for the NCA, and we are putting more resource into targeting the criminal networks behind it than ever before.
Traffickers run criminal enterprises that rely on exploiting some of the most vulnerable in society, and they are motivated by greed.
At Stop The Traffik, we are really pleased that the FCDO is taking the view that traffickers should be sanctioned to prevent them from enjoying their ill-gotten gains.
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